Editor's Notebook

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editorLead analyst for Gartner, Tiffani Bova, took the stage on the first day of Ingram Micro’s Cloud Summit, following the event’s intro session with Renee Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud. Bova covered her usual amount of territory — a lot — and left the audience with some words of wisdom: “We are at an inflection point. The sky isn’t falling; cloud just another delivery model. But it is an inflection point nonetheless.”

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
During the opening session of the Ingram Micro second annual Cloud Summit, held June 1 to 2 in Phoenix, Renee Bergeron, VP of managed services and cloud computing for Ingram Micro, delivered a strong message about the opportunity around cloud. “The focus of this summit is monetizing the cloud,” she stressed. “We are here to share strategies with you about using the cloud to grow your business and your profits.”

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By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
One big announcement on the first full day at the Autotask Community Live 2011 event was the launch of the MSP Trustmark accreditation from CompTIA. Spreading the word was Bob Godgart, who is chairing CompTIA this year, along with Jacob Braun, CEO of Waka Digital Media and a member of the CompTIA MSP community's executive council, and Ted Roller, channel chief for Intronis and chair of the MSP community under CompTIA's umbrella.

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editorCEO Mark Cattini took the stage on Monday, May 23, at Autotask Community Live 2011 to lay out the roadmap for the vendor following six months of evolving leadership and evolving strategy.

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
The first full day of Autotask Community Live kicked off with a two-barreled presentation by CEO Mark Cattini and Chief Visionary Officer Bob Godgart, the founder and former CEO of the company.

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services
As the opening reception for Autotask Community Live 2011 rocked in the background, I spent some time with Jay McBain, SVP of strategy and market development at Autotask, and Bob Vogel, executive director of demand generation for Autotask, who added additional details to our sneak peek at the event.

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
With only a few days to go before the curtain rises at Autotask Community Live in Miami, I have a couple more sneak peeks at the event's lineup, courtesy of Jay McBain, SVP of strategy and market development at Autotask.

By Gennifer Biggs, security, storage, and managed services editor
Each spring, I look forward to the Autotask Community Live event. Maybe it’s because, three years ago, it was my first event as a new editor, and I was greeted with gracious hospitality. Maybe it’s because it is early in the travel season. Or, maybe it’s because the event, while more than 700 MSPs strong, still feels cozy and comfortable, like hanging out with old friends.